Shahgodari v. State

Appellant was convicted of aggravated assault, attempted battery, battery, and assault. We affirm the conviction and write only to address appellant’s contention that the trial court erred in denying his challenge for cause of a prospective juror who had served on a similar case the previous year.

During voir dire examination, appellant questioned Juror Isaac about his prior jury service. The following exchange occurred:

Mr. Isaac: I was here as a juror.

[Defense counsel]: Okay, when?

Mr. Isaac: Last year.

[Defense counsel]: And I don’t know, I must have missed it, what kind of case did you sit on?